Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,303, settled in 1958.
The best of Pine Mountain’s subject grades are an A− for schools and an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pine Mountain, above both the Georgia town median (25%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). 46% of the land in Pine Mountain is conserved, where Georgia’s towns sit at 2.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 4 of Georgia’s 374 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Callaway Gardens, at 908 acres. Pine Mountain has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pine Mountain beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Pine Mountain is from typical.
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Census counts: 459 in 1900, 1,216 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pine Mountain, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Pine Mountain.
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Callaway Gardens | 0.9 mi | 908 |
| 2. F. D. Roosevelt State Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pine Mountain has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Pine Mountain’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pine Mountain beats the Georgia average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 12% of Pine Mountain adults binge drink. Only 2 of the 262 Georgia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Pine Mountain.
| Pine Mountain | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pine Mountain | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Pine Mountain for work: only 5% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Pine Mountain. Since 2013, Pine Mountain has added 380 jobs, to 642 in 2023.
| Pine Mountain | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Pine Mountain home is worth about $302,000, up 3.6% in a year, 8% below the Georgia typical home. The median rent in Pine Mountain is $954 a month.
| Pine Mountain | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $954 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Mountain. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumLittle White House
in town GardenCallaway Gardens33 mi MuseumU.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection
33 mi MuseumNational Infantry Museum300K visitors a year
2 mi GardenCecil B. Day Butterfly Center
29 mi MuseumNational Civil War Naval Museum at Port ColumbusLittle White House: Dsdugan, CC0 · Callaway Gardens: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · National Infantry Museum: The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center from Columbus, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center: Dsdugan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus: Gabby Brito, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Pine Mountain; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Pine Mountain residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Town in Harris County, Georgia, US
Pine Mountain is a town in Harris and Meriwether counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,216. The Harris County portion of Pine Mountain is part of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, while the small portion that extends into Meriwether County is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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Yes. That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($59,336 across the Columbus, GA-AL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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